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EuroTier 2024: 12-15 November in Hanover, Germany – More than 2,200 registered exhibitors from 52 countries across 13 halls on 220,000 square meters of exhibition space – Expert Stages: poultry, cattle, pigs, horses, direct farm sales and on-farm slaughter – EnergyDecentral presents renewable energy – Inhouse farming demonstrates Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) – www.eurotier.com

As part of its 2024 guiding theme “We innovate animal farming”, the EuroTier trade fair offers a range of “Expert Stages”, which are platforms that explore professional topics through live speeches. The Expert Stages feature the latest developments not only in poultry, cattle, pigs, horses, direct farm sales and on-farm slaughtering but also in renewable energy and controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The world’s leading trade fair for professional animal husbandry and livestock management is held together with the EnergyDecentral trade fair in Hanover, Germany, 12-15 November, 2024. 

Organized by the DLG (German Agricultural Society), the EuroTier and EnergyDecentral trade fairs include a comprehensive technical program covering most current livestock topics as well as the Inhouse Farming – Feed & Food Show, a platform for self-contained food systems like vertical farming. The Expert stages are free-to-attend for visitors at EuroTier.

Expert Stage Poultry

Focusing on key topics in the poultry industry, the technical program at the “Expert Stage Poultry” takes place on each of the four event days from 9.30 am to 5 pm. Health management of poultry flocks, whether through optimized feeding, improvements to the housing environment or digital assistance systems for animal monitoring will be discussed. Experts and professionals will give tips on how to minimize the use of antibiotics.

These Insightful approaches from science and practice will present perspectives and solutions for sustainable poultry farming that is driven by animal welfare.

Expert Stage Cattle

With the “Expert Stage Cattle”, EuroTier 2024 offers an open-style platform for in-depth specialist presentations on current issues in dairy and beef cattle farming. In Hall 11 at the “TopTierTreff” – a feature with demonstrations of live cattle breeds – and in Hall 13 at the “DLG Studio Stage” as well as the “DLG Expert Stage”, presentations on cattle farming topics will take place daily on each of the four exhibition days.

At the TopTierTreff feature, dairy and beef cattle farmers can attend three different specialist presentations. One of these is dairy specialist Denise Völker’s presentation on feeding entitled “More milk from the ration – feeding cows healthily”, which takes place at noon on November 13. Also of topical interest is the presentation by RBB Rinderproduktion Berlin Brandenburg GmbH on “Breeding strategy for every dairy farm”, which will take place on Thursday, November 14, at 10 am. These presentations are in German using assisted software translations into English. Surrounded by presentations of live breeds, these speaking events will provide practical insights for dairy farmers.

In Hall 13, cattle farmers will be able to listen to an array of topics at the “DLG Stages, including insights into feeding techniques, sustainable practices, the use of robots, innovative concepts for semi-mobile slaughtering and emission reduction.

Expert Stage Pigs 

At the Expert Stage Pig in Hall 15, daily talks on the topic “pig farming without tail docking” will take place and will include strategies and approaches from industry and practice. Short presentations, interviews and videos make up the presentation formats.

This year, interested visitors can take part in short seminars organized by a range of international publishers, including one where international experts discuss sow management, intestinal health, sustainability and animal welfare on Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.

Another highlight represents a glimpse into the future on Friday, November 15, from 11 a.m. at the Expert Stage at the DLG stand in Hall 13, where the Gesellschaft für Informatik in der Landwirtschaft (GIL – the society for IT in agriculture) will discuss the digital tools that support sustainable production and what role data platforms and AI will play on farms in the future.

Expert Stage Horse

EuroTier 2024 will once again include a feature on horses. The DLG and the German Equestrian Federation (FN – die Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung) are jointly organizing EuroTier the “Horse Theme Day” on Wednesday, 13 November. Taking place on each exhibition day, a further two specialist presentations on the DLG Expert Stage in Hall 13 will be devoted to key issues affecting equestrian businesses.

The Horse Theme Day will start at 10 a.m. on the DLG Expert Stage, DLG stand, Hall 13, with an expert talk on the topic of “Work organization, automation – how to organize everyday life on my farm?”. The presentation will be followed by guided tours of selected exhibitors with a focus on horses in the areas of technology and equipment. From 3 p.m., two further specialist presentations will round off the program for equestrian businesses: In the first presentation, Professor Dirk Winter from Nürtingen University, Germany, will introduce digital solutions that help make everyday life on the farm easier. Afterwards, Christiane Rittershaus, horse husbandry consultant at Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen, will give an overview of the requirements for horse runs and their design options, which the DLG Horse Working Group has compiled in the revised DLG leaflet “Design of horse runs”.

Direct farm sales and on-farm slaughter

For the first time, EuroTier will include a feature on mobile slaughter across the species of poultry, cattle and pigs. The topic will be presented on the two Expert Stages at the DLG stand in Hall 13. Speakers will present practical examples, examples of distribution channels and decision-making tools that support the acquisition and use of mobile slaughtering units. Visitors will be able to exchange information with manufacturers and operators directly as well as explore the legal requirements, identify suitable marketing approaches and establish the economical viability of the operation.

Expert Stage EnergyDecentral

At the Expert Stage EnergyDecentral in Hall 25, visitors will find a compact overview of innovative and forward-looking technologies as well as a complete range of products and services for decentralized energy generation and its infrastructure.

On the opening day, November 12, the Expert Stages will be focus on “Innovations in the biogas industry”. This will be followed by “Green Gases” on Wednesday, November 13. On Thursday, November 14, selected experts will discuss “Biogas on the electricity markets of the future”. On the final day of the trade fair, the main theme of the stage will be “Process optimization and practical experience”. The stage will be open daily from 10 am to 3 pm.

The English-language lecture series “Powering Tomorrow: Biogas Innovations and Real-World Applications” will take place on Wednesday, November 13, and Thursday, November 14, from 2 to 3 pm.

Expert Stage Inhouse Farming

The Expert Stage Inhouse Farming, Hall 24, Stand C29, is dedicated to a different topic each day. On Tuesday, November 12, the “Insect Theme Day” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. focuses on the potential of insects as an alternative protein source. On Wednesday, November 13, the Aquaculture, Aquaponics and Algae Theme Day takes place. The focus of the theme day is the development and potential of aquaculture, already one of the world’s fastest growing sectors of agriculture.

On Thursday, the Expert Stage focuses on investors and start-ups. The “investor breakfast” event will take place at the stand from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. In addition to culinary delights, inspiring ideas will also be proposed on current topics relating to disruptive technologies in the agri-food sector. The final session of the DLG Impulse Pitches – Inhouse Farming Feed & Food will take place from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In the public final round, these five nominees can convince the jury of experts of their innovation in live pitches. The start-up showcase will follow from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. A jury of experts has selected five nominees from numerous international applications and will select one winner on the basis of strict selection criteria.

The simulation game “From the stable to the vertical farm” and “Alternative protein sources: driving forward sustainable agriculture with new technologies” will conclude the event on Friday.

Simultaneous translation using AI

At EuroTier 2024, 76 lectures will be offered in English. In addition, an AI simultaneous translator will be used at all expert stages. With the help of AI (artificial intelligence), the spoken word can be recorded in real time, translated and displayed in written form on screens next to the stages. This means that international visitors can follow German lectures without restrictions. And English lectures can also be translated into German without any time delay.

Accreditation for media

Media can still sign up for accreditation on https://www.eurotier.com/en/presse/akkreditierung. There are no media accreditation facilities at the door.

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About DLG

With more than 31,000 members, DLG is a politically independent and non-profit organisation. DLG draws on an international network of some 3,000 food and agricultural experts. Through its subsidiary, DLG International, DLG operates subsidiaries in nine countries and also organizes over 30 regional agricultural and livestock exhibitions worldwide. DLG’s leading international exhibitions, EuroTier for livestock farming and Agritechnica for agricultural machinery, which are held every two years in Hanover, Germany, provide international impetus for the local trade fairs. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, DLG conducts practical trials and tests to keep its members informed of the latest developments. DLG’s sites include the DLG Test Centre in Germany, Europe’s largest agricultural machinery test centre for Technology and Farm Inputs,
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